1. How are you doing? =How are you? 你们好吗?多用于熟人之间的问候。

2. My father and mother want to invite your parents to go to the movies.我爸妈想邀请你们父母一起去看电影。

1)A. want to do sth. = would like to do sth. 想要做某事;

B. want sth. = would like sth. 想要某物;

2)invite sb. to do sth. 邀请某人做某事;

invite sb. (to sp.) 邀请某人(到某地);

Liming invited me to his party yesterday. 昨晚李明邀请我去参加他的聚会。

3)go to the movies 去看电影;

3. It’s one of my parents’ favorite movies.它是我父母他们喜欢的电影之一。

1)one of + 形容词高级+可数名词复数 ……中……之一;

Tom is one of the most lively boys in our class. 汤姆是我们班活跃的男生之一。

2)“one of +可数名词复数”作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。

One of the bags is mine. 其中一个书包是我的。

4. My mom will prepare some delicious food for us. 我妈将为我们准备一些美味的食物。

prepare; prepare for; prepare…for; be prepared for; prepare to do sth. 的区别：

A. prepare sth.意为“准备某事”强调准备的过程或动作，宾语必须是这一动作的直接承受者;另有“配置、调制”之意。

Our English teacher was preparing the lessons when I came into the office.我进办公室时，我们的英语老师在备课。

B. prepare for意为“为……作准备”，for后面的宾语是准备的目的，即所要应付的情况。

The students are busy preparing for the final exam.学生们正在准备期末考试。

C. prepare sth. for sb. 意为“为某人准备……”。

We must prepare a room for our guest. 我们必须为客人准备一个房间。

D. be prepared for强调准备好的状态。

I'm not prepared to listen to your weak excuses. 我不想听你那站不住脚的借口。

E. prepare to do sth.表示"准备做......"。

They were preparing to cross the river when it began to rain.他们正准备过河，突然下雨了。

5. Please say thanks to your mom for us. 请带我们向*表示感谢。

say thanks to sb. 向某人表示感谢。类似的短语还有:

say hello to sb. 向某人问好;say good-bye to sb. 向某人告别;

say sorry to sb. 向某人道歉。

He came here to say good-bye to me.他过来向我道别。

6. He felt disappointed because he was not able to buy a ticket to The Sounds of Music. 他感到很失望，因为他买不到《音乐之声》的票。

1)felt是feel的过去式。feel意为“感觉，感到”，是连系动词，后面接形容词作表语。类似的还有：taste(尝起来), smell(闻起来), look(看起来),sound(听起来)。

The music sounds wonderful.这音乐听起来很优美。

2)be able to do sth. 有能力做某事; be not able to do sth. 没有能力做某事;

be able to, can 区别：

be able to do能够侧指通过努力能够实现的;can侧指人所具有的一种能力。另外， can 一般用于现在时和过去时 而be able to可以用于任何时态。

3)a ticket to ……的票/入场券;

7. Jane’s parents will feel excited about the news. 简的父母将对这个消息感到很兴奋。

be excited about sth. 对某物感到很兴奋;

My son is excited about the present. 我儿子对这份礼物感到很兴奋。